Maltese

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Root
x-h-d
4 terms

Alternative forms

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  • xiehed (archaic or figurative)

Etymology

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From Arabic شُهُود (šuhūd), plural of شاهِد (šāhid), whence the alternative form above. The new plural xhieda on the model of such forms as bdiewa, Nsara.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xhud m or f by sense (plural xhieda)

  1. a witness
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